Jay's Articles

Posted on 1/29/2014 9:15 AM By Jay

February 3, 2014

A Pew Research Center study issued Jan. 14 shows another increase in hostility toward religion by most of the world’s 198 nations. The share of countries with a high or very high level of social hostilities involving religion reached a six-year peak in 2012, the study said.

Posted on 1/29/2014 9:13 AM By Jay

February 3, 2014

Pope Francis advanced the sainthood cause of the founder of the Sisters of Charity of Quebec. The pope signed a decree Dec. 27 recognizing that Mother Marie-Anne-Marcelle Mallet lived the Christian virtues in a heroic way and is venerable.

Posted on 1/29/2014 9:12 AM By Jay

Posted on 1/29/2014 9:11 AM By Jay

February 3, 2014

The cardinal who heads Pope Francis’ Council of Cardinals said the Catholic Church is entering a “new era” and accused critics of the pope’s statements on economic injustice of failing to “understand reality.

Posted on 1/29/2014 9:08 AM By Jay

February 3, 2014

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto commended President Goodluck Jonathan for signing a law prohibiting all types of same-sex relationships. In a meeting with journalists Jan. 20, the bishop also thanked the National Assembly for passing the bill.

Posted on 1/29/2014 9:07 AM By Jay

February 3, 2014

Eat your heart out, Hollywood! Fresh on the heels of Time magazine’s announcement of Pope Francis as Person of the Year, another band of editors has crowned the Vicar of Christ with a far more unconventional accolade.

Posted on 1/29/2014 9:05 AM By Jay

February 3, 2014

Bleats, barks and honks accompanied the Our Father as Cardinal Angelo Comastri blessed farm animals and pets gathered outside St. Peter’s Square. Hundreds of local residents and tourists gathered for the Jan. 17 blessing to mark the feast of St. Anthony the Abbot, patron saint of animals and farmers.

Posted on 1/14/2014 3:21 PM By Jay

January 20, 2014

An investment analyst has downgraded the stocks of three of America's highest-profile companies – Apple, Amazon.com and Philip Morris – to "sell" status over the moral and ethical issues of their business practices.

Posted on 1/14/2014 3:14 PM By Jay

January 20, 2014

Pope Francis said he has ordered a revision of what he called outdated Vatican norms on the relations between religious orders and local bishops, in order to promote greater appreciation of the orders' distinctive missions.

Posted on 1/14/2014 3:13 PM By Jay

Posted on 1/14/2014 3:12 PM By Jay

January 20, 2014

Just as people must never ignore the plight of today's immigrants and refugees, they must also remember today's "hidden exiles" – the elderly and other relatives who are forgotten by their own families, Pope Francis said.